Rolando Delgado vs. John Polakowski

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44
AgeΔ 1 yrs
45
6'3"
HeightΔ 5"
5'10"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
200.8
Layoff (months)Δ 11 mo
211.8
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rolando Delgado is a submission threat — 3.51 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
John Polakowski is a submission threat — 2.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Rolando Delgado carries real power — 0.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rolando Delgado

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

John Polakowski

Full career not yet synced for John Polakowski — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

401.56/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
10.14/min · norm 3.42
471.83/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
152.05/min · norm 3.37
40.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
4.3%norm 43.5%
62.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
44.4%norm 56.3%
10.58/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Rolando Delgado

Distance 74.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 8.0%)

John Polakowski

Distance 100.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Rolando Delgado

Head 68.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 27.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.9%)

John Polakowski

Head 95.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Delgado L/AAccLightweight med Polakowski L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 25 / 74 33.8% 37.9% 1 / 23 too few to rate 37.9%
In the clinch 7 / 15 too few to rate 67.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 8 / 11 too few to rate 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 68 27.9% 35.0% 1 / 22 too few to rate 35.0%
To the body 18 / 27 66.7% 69.1% 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 3 / 5 too few to rate 81.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Delgado L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Polakowski L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 13 / 68 19.1% 38.9% 9 / 18 too few to rate 38.9%
In the clinch 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 32 / 54 59.3% 68.0% 6 / 9 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 36 / 109 33.0% 35.1% 8 / 16 too few to rate 35.1%
To the body 4 / 8 too few to rate 68.1% 7 / 10 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 81.5% 0 / 1 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
222.2% acc · 1.17/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
00.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
375.0% def · norm 64.0%
8:1932.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:214.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
8:304:58 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
4:058:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
63.51/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
12.05/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Delgado has more cage time on record.